THEME EXPLORATION

childhood rebellion

37 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zero de Conduite
Zero de Conduite
1933 · Jean Vigo
Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey
1969 · John Huston
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' poignantly capture childhood defiance, alienation, and the struggle against oppressive authority.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated masterpieces consistently feature young protagonists who rebel against societal constraints and corrupt systems to discover their agency and independence.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His gritty realist cinema deeply explores working-class children's resistance to poverty, systemic injustice, and institutional control in films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake.'